Alexander McKnight Basescu

+1-914-***-**** • **/* Roseneath Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom • adk8sx@r.postjobfree.com Education

University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK

MA (Hons) Politics Candidate, Projected First Sep 2017 – May 2021

• Relevant Courses: Introduction to Political Data Analysis, The Global Economy Since 1750, Global Security, Democracy and its Discontents, Politics of Oil, Technology Politics and Government, Economic Principles University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA

Junior Year Abroad, College of Arts of Sciences, 3.67 GPA Aug 2019 – May 2020

• Relevant Courses: International Political Economy, Public Policy and Finance, International Law, Public Policy Process, International Organizations and Economics, International Politics of the Middle East, Existential Despair Professional Experience

Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program Remote

Operations Coordinator, Central and Eastern Europe Project Lead May 2020 – Present

• Developed, implemented, and supervised research methodology for 244 student interns on 23 teams

• Authored 403-page report on the Central and Eastern European think tank landscape, edited 15 TTCSP publications

• Organized virtual Central and Eastern Europe Think Tank Summit attended by 100+ organizations

• Led team of ten interns to create database of 729 think tanks in seven languages across 44 variables

• Edited forthcoming Future of Think Tanks Global (285-page) and US (173-page) manuscripts Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy Philadelphia, PA Researcher, UPenn Politics Philosophy and Economics Department Aug 2019 – Present

• Used grant to conduct experiment exploring how polarization and inequality impact collective risk dilemmas Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, ICAN Santa Barbara, CA Strategic Development Intern May 2020 – Aug 2020

• Interviewed all board members to determine implementation of peace literacy curriculum University of Edinburgh Students’ Association Edinburgh, UK International & Multicultural Activities Representative Jun 2018 – Jun 2019

• Elected university-wide to represent 46 societies for international students to Student Council

• Chaired Society Funding Subcommittee, leading a team allocating £50k in grants for 320+ societies

• Created mobile events app and introduced mandatory sexual consent training for society office bearers CA-24 Regional Democratic Campaigns Santa Barbara, CA Head Intern Jan 2016 – Nov 2016

• Strategized with campaign teams for central coast Democrats, from Congressman Carbajal’s 2016 race to local School Board and District Supervisor races, all successful. Spoke at rally for now VP Harris in Santa Barbara

• Volunteered 20+ hours/week coordinating phone banks, rallies, voter canvases, fundraising, PR, and endorsements Extracurriculars

Edinburgh Political Union Edinburgh, UK

Vice President, Director of Outreach Jun 2020 – Present, Jun 2018 – Jun 2019 (Respectively)

• Hosted Power in Transition Panel with American Journal of Political Science and Bipartisan Policy Centre

• Oversaw School of Social and Political Science extracurriculars (political journal, socials, annual ball, conferences)

• Represented undergraduate student cohort by determining university energy policy for the Edinburgh Earth Initiative Democrats Overseas Edinburgh, UK

Vice President, Cofounder Dec 2018 – Present

• Registered 300+ students for 2020 elections as campus Voter Assistance Officer

• Established chapters at seven UK universities to create widespread international civic engagement network Ivy League Model UN Conference, Penn International Affairs Association Philadelphia, PA Assistant Secretary General Aug 2019 – Jun 2020

• Helped coordinate logistics for world’s largest high school model UN conference with over 3500+ attendees Queer Student’s Association Philadelphia, PA

Programming Director Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

• Organized campus drag night, regular LGBT+ friendly socials, and Philadelphia queer community outreach events

• LGBT+ advocacy conference delegate: Inside & Out, National LGBTQ Task Force Creating Change, IvyQ Skills & Interests

Part Time Work Settings: luxury hotel, nightclub, brasserie, clothing boutique, yoga studio Technical: Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Qualtrics, SPSS, data analysis, logistics management Bilingual: English & Spanish (fluency in conversation, reading, and writing) Clubs: Chamber Orchestra (cello), Penn Glee Club, Wharton Alliance, Debates Union, Penn Dems Hobbies: yoga, hiking, watching documentaries, reading novels all at once, dinner party hosting

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